SCA: security update for openssl (GHSA-6h88-qjpv-p32m)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421800

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is
set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption
protection mechanism. (CVE-2016-7798)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421800

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7798

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7798

BID: 93031

cwe: CWE-326

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